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1 night a man n his son went fishing they were both pulling fish in who was rowing the boat?

The Mom/Wife?


What is a boat called for 8 man rowing?

the proper answer is an 8.or if these rowers are using two blades (sculling) it is called an octuplate


Why in a photography of a man rowing a boat the oars seem to be broken?

Its due to refraction. The same way a pencil seems broken in a beaker of water.


What side of the rowing boat is the stroke side?

the stroke is not a side it is a certain seat in the boat. the stroke is the seat closest to the stern of the boat. in an 8 man boat it is seat number 8 with bow being seat number 1. in a four it is the number 4 seat and so on and so forth


What is the name of the painting of the man rowing the boat from the movie good will hunting?

It looks like a Winslow Homer painting but I have yet to find the exact picture. It may not exist.


What country does the word dinghy come from?

The origin of the word dinghy is beyond dispute. It is well documented that it comes from the Hindi or Bengali word dingi or dengi, which means a native rowing boat used on Indian rivers. Modern English dictionaries define it as 'a small boat propelled by oars, sail or motor.' Older dictionaries as 'a small extra boat in a man-of-war or a small pleasure rowing boat'; also allowing the alternative spellings, dingey or dingy.


How long is an eight-man shell?

The most well known rowing event at the Olympic games involves the eight (8+) rowing shell. This shell is very fast with eight oarsmen producing a huge amount of power propelling this 65-foot boat.


What do call a team of oarsmen?

there is no such boat that exists. in rowing there are single man boats (1x or referred to as a single) a 2 man boat (referred to as a double or a pair) a 4 man boat (a four) or an 8 man boat (an eight). including the coxswain there can be a 5 man boat in a four but not six ^^This is incorrect as a 6 does exist though it is not very common, people don't race in 6's and most people don't know they exist unless their club owns one. I don't know exactly what they are called but I guess it's easiest to just refer to it as a 6


Which is faster in rowing eights of pairs?

if you mean eights or pairs, than eights are faster BY FAR. Although the boat is bigger and heavier, having 4x times the man power and 4x the oars propels the boat throughout the water much faster than a boat with only 2 people and 2 oars.


What is the meaning of oarsmen?

Oarsman- a man expert in rowing.


What was the position of the man who directed the rowing crew?

The position of the man who directs a rowing crew is called the coxwain. For more complete information, check the definition in the Answers.com dictionary.coxswain


What is a man in the boat?

well, it's obvios, a man in the boat means that a man is sittting or in a boat.